The Grover Winsor Pegmatite is a niobium (columbium), tantalum, ree, feldspar, mica, and beryllium mine located in Jefferson county, Colorado.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE, Feldspar, Mica, Beryllium
Lat, Long: 39.71889, -105.45444
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Grover Winsor Pegmatite MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Grover Winsor Pegmatite
Commodity
Primary: Niobium (Columbium)
Primary: Tantalum
Primary: REE
Primary: Feldspar
Primary: Mica
Primary: Beryllium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Jefferson
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Monazite
Ore: Muscovite
Ore: Beryl
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PRODUCED FOR FELDSPAR, MICA, AND BERYL
References
Reference (Deposit): BOOS, M. F., 1954, GENESIS OF PRECAMBRIAN GRANITIC PEGMATITES IN THE DENVER MOUNTAIN PARKS AREA, COLORADO, GEOL. SOC. BULL., V. 65, NO.
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